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May 11, 2009

Emerging Markets
Sovereign bailout funds, sovereign development funds, sovereign wealth funds, royal wealth funds …

The classic sovereign wealth fund was an institution that invested a country’s surplus foreign exchange (whether from the buildup of “spare” foreign exchange reserves at the central bank or from the …

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

February 2, 2011

Treaties and Agreements
TWE Remembers: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Today marks the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo formally ending the Mexican-American War. As you might have guessed, the treaty was signed in Guadalupe Hidalgo, which is…

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Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

March 21, 2011

Politics and Government
Campaign 2012: Hello Tim Pawlenty, GOP Presidential Candidate

Tim Pawlenty speaks during the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition's Spring Event on March 8, 2011. (Brian Frank/courtesy Reuters) Only one Big Ten university has ever graduated an American president—T…

Tim Pawlenty speaks during the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Spring Event at Point of Grace Church in Waukee, Iowa on March 8, 2011.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

December 29, 2011

China
The Top Ten Events that Shook Asia in 2011

The body of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il lies in state at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang. (KCNA/Courtesy Reuters) If there were one word to describe Asia in 2011, it would likely be tr…

The body of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il lies in state at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang.
Blog Post by Elizabeth C. Economy Asia Unbound

January 10, 2013

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Drawing the Wrong Lessons From Argentina’s Debt Mess

The Financial Times  has joined the chorus of those calling for a new statutory sovereign debt restructuring mechanism (SDRM), citing Argentina’s legal battle with holdout creditors as evidence of a …

Blog Post by Robert Kahn Macro and Markets